diff --git a/src/community/community.cpp b/src/community/community.cpp
index df1fd459..e390ce55 100644
--- a/src/community/community.cpp
+++ b/src/community/community.cpp
@@ -93,14 +93,14 @@ bool mc_EnterpriseFeatures::OFF_GetScriptsToVerify(map<uint160,int>& mapReadPerm
     return true;
 }
 
-bool mc_EnterpriseFeatures::OFF_VerifySignatureScripts(uint32_t  msg_type_in,mc_OffchainMessageID& msg_id_received,mc_OffchainMessageID& msg_id_to_respond,uint32_t  flags_in,
-            vector<unsigned char>& vPayloadIn,vector<CScript>& vSigScriptsToVerify,string& strError)
+bool mc_EnterpriseFeatures::OFF_VerifySignatureScripts(uint32_t  msg_type,mc_OffchainMessageID& msg_id,mc_OffchainMessageID& msg_id_to_respond,uint32_t  flags,
+            vector<unsigned char>& vPayload,vector<CScript>& vSigScriptsToVerify,string& strError,int& dos_score)
 {
     return true;        
 }
 
-bool mc_EnterpriseFeatures::OFF_CreateSignatureScripts(uint32_t  msg_type_in,mc_OffchainMessageID& msg_id_received,mc_OffchainMessageID& msg_id_to_respond,uint32_t  flags_in,
-            vector<unsigned char>& vPayloadIn,set<CPubKey>& vAddresses,vector<CScript>& vSigScripts,string& strError)
+bool mc_EnterpriseFeatures::OFF_CreateSignatureScripts(uint32_t  msg_type,mc_OffchainMessageID& msg_id,mc_OffchainMessageID& msg_id_to_respond,uint32_t  flags,
+            vector<unsigned char>& vPayload,set<CPubKey>& vAddresses,vector<CScript>& vSigScripts,string& strError)
 {    
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/community/community.h b/src/community/community.h
index 9081e973..ae0c434a 100644
--- a/src/community/community.h
+++ b/src/community/community.h
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ typedef struct mc_EnterpriseFeatures
         map<uint160,int>& mapReadPermissionedStreams,string& strError);
     bool OFF_ProcessChunkResponse(mc_RelayRequest *request,mc_RelayResponse *response,map <int,int>* request_pairs,mc_ChunkCollector* collector);
     bool OFF_GetScriptsToVerify(map<uint160,int>& mapReadPermissionedStreams,vector<CScript>& vSigScriptsIn,vector<CScript>& vSigScriptsToVerify,string& strError);
-    bool OFF_VerifySignatureScripts(uint32_t  msg_type_in,mc_OffchainMessageID& msg_id_received,mc_OffchainMessageID& msg_id_to_respond,uint32_t  flags_in,
-            vector<unsigned char>& vPayloadIn,vector<CScript>& vSigScriptsToVerify,string& strError);
-    bool OFF_CreateSignatureScripts(uint32_t  msg_type_in,mc_OffchainMessageID& msg_id_received,mc_OffchainMessageID& msg_id_to_respond,uint32_t  flags_in,
-            vector<unsigned char>& vPayloadIn,set<CPubKey>& vAddresses,vector<CScript>& vSigScripts,string& strError);
+    bool OFF_VerifySignatureScripts(uint32_t  msg_type,mc_OffchainMessageID& msg_id,mc_OffchainMessageID& msg_id_to_respond,uint32_t  flags,
+            vector<unsigned char>& vPayload,vector<CScript>& vSigScriptsToVerify,string& strError,int& dos_score);
+    bool OFF_CreateSignatureScripts(uint32_t  msg_type,mc_OffchainMessageID& msg_id,mc_OffchainMessageID& msg_id_to_respond,uint32_t  flags,
+            vector<unsigned char>& vPayload,set<CPubKey>& vAddresses,vector<CScript>& vSigScripts,string& strError);
     bool OFF_GetPayloadForReadPermissioned(vector<unsigned char>* payload,string& strError);
     uint32_t OFF_SupportedEncryptionOptions(uint32_t min_options);
     
diff --git a/src/protocol/relay.cpp b/src/protocol/relay.cpp
index 174a908a..34dd4c2e 100644
--- a/src/protocol/relay.cpp
+++ b/src/protocol/relay.cpp
@@ -2399,11 +2399,16 @@ bool mc_RelayManager::ProcessRelay( CNode* pfrom,
                                        msg_type_response_ptr,&flags_response,vPayloadResponse,vSigScriptsRespond,
                                        msg_type_relay_ptr,&flags_relay,vPayloadRelay,vSigScriptsRelay,strError))
             {
-                if(!pEF->OFF_VerifySignatureScripts(msg_type_in,msg_id_received,msg_id_to_respond,flags_in,vPayloadIn,vSigScriptsToVerify,strError))
+                int dos_score=0;
+                if(!pEF->OFF_VerifySignatureScripts(msg_type_in,msg_id_received,msg_id_to_respond,flags_in,vPayloadIn,vSigScriptsToVerify,strError,dos_score))
                 {
                     LogPrintf("ProcessOffchain() : Error processing %s (request %s) from peer %d: %s\n",mc_MsgTypeStr(msg_type_in).c_str(),
                             msg_id_received.ToString().c_str(),pfrom->GetId(),strError.c_str());     
-                    return false;                                    
+                    if(dos_score)
+                    {
+                        return state.DoS(dos_score, error("ProcessOffchain() : Invalid sigScript"),REJECT_INVALID, "bad-sigscript");       
+                    }
+                    return false;
                 }
                 if(msg_type_response_ptr && *msg_type_response_ptr)
                 {